Opportunities for Scientific and Technical Support to Structured Analytic Techniques
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Notes on the after-action review session at CFSMI's Strategic Defence Analysis Course

Defence Research and Development Canada, Toronto Research Centre , Toronto ON (CAN)

Abstract

In December 2014, two DRDC – Toronto Research Centre scientists were invited to attend the after-action review of the Strategic Defence Intelligence Course (SDIAC) run out of the Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence (CFSMI) at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston. At the review, the scientists were asked to lead discussions around what the students learned in the course. Discussions revolved around two general topics: improving analysis tools through automation and visualization, and support for analysis done in collaborative teams. This short report documents the proceedings of those discussions with the purpose of informing tool development under the Joint Intelligence Collection & Analysis Capability (JICAC) project within DRDC’s Joint Force Development portfolio.